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Black Forest Cake is a delicious dessert the whole family will love. Learn how to decorate this recipe in this free cooking video.

Expert: Jamaica Crist
Contact: www.jamaicascakes.com
Bio: Jamaica Crist is the owner of “Jamaica’s Cakes” in West Los Angeles, CA. Her store specializes in original birthday cakes, elegant wedding cakes and many other fine desserts.
Filmmaker: Traci Holsey

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I’m moving into a 1000 sq ft apartment with white walls and cream carpet. We have sort of ugly (but functional) hand-me-down furniture from the 1970s.

Does anyone have any good ideas for making the apartment cozy or decorating it? Since we are on a very tight budget, anything we could make ourselves or that doesnt require a lot of money would be great. Thanks!

Paint is cheap and makes a huge difference. If you can paint your apartment I would definitely do that. Go for a warm color maybe taupe or if you’re not afraid of color go bolder. You can make curtains out of bed sheets if you can sew. Also hang them above the windows as high as you can to make it look more dramatic. You can also extend them outside the windows to make them look wider. Accessorize with stuff from tag sales or consignment shops. Good luck!!
Try this website for more ideas:

http://www.betterbudgeting.com/budgetdecorating.htm

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Flip flop cake – How to decorate a flip flop birthday cake

Having a beach party or a summer birthday party? This flip flops cake is guaranteed to make everybody smile. And its quick and easy to make, if you follow the instructions from baker and author Liv Hansen for Betty Crocker Kitchens.

Download the flip flop cake template:

http://www.howdini.com/resources/flipflop_cake_instruction.pdf

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I am interested in finding a website that could provide ideas for decorating the outside of my house. In particular, I am interested in finding an asian or zen-like residential mailbox.

I have always had luck with DIY on tv (the channel if you get it) or Joann Fabrics (i live in CT, though..so nto sure if they have them where you live) but fabric stores offer great stencils, and things you can do to decorate your mailbox! best of luck

This year me and y sister want to make decorating for Christmas lots of fun, so what can we do to make sure that it is? Also, our brother is coming home to help us to, so any ideas?

Every year when my family decorates I turn on the Christmas music and we sing along, drink hot chocolate, and eat fresh baked cookies that I made earlier in the day.

French pastry chef Francois Payard shows you how to add that special touch to your next cake.

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I would really like to start baking cakes. People tell me my cakes are to die for and I decorate them so pretty but the cakes from a recipe that is in a cookbook . I don’t want to get into trouble…so my question is "can I start a home business decorating cakes with recipes that i didn’t make up?

You cannot patent recipes. You can however infringe on the intellectual copyrights of the recipe. Ingredients cannot be copywrited…only the process or instructions. Avoid this by (A) not giving the recipe out and/or (B) changing the wording of the instructions. I would be more worried about having a home-based baking business without going through the proper health code channels. That wuill certainly get you in more trouble than thinking that someone will taste your cake and say…I KNOW WHERE THIS RECIPE CAME FROM!! Tell people your recipe is a secret.

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Baby shower cupcake decorating ideas: Baby cupcake rattles

If you’re planning a baby shower, these adorable cupcakes shaped like baby rattles are the perfect addition to your table. They’re so clever and fun, nobody has to know how easy they are to make. Professional baker and author Liv Hansen shows you how, using a technique created by Betty Crocker.

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www.cakebaker.co.uk has over 100 articles and videos on all aspects of cake baking.

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I work at a salon and for mother’s day we are planning a pampering party for some women of a battered women’s shelter. I need ideas for decorating the salon and/or prizes, gift bags, etc…

I would fix up gift bags with beauty related products. Do you sell nail polish at the salon? Maybe put 1 in each giftbag, if you don’t sell nailpolish, Sally’s Hair Supply or Wal-greens has mini nailpolishes you can purchase for $1. You could goto a local department store that sells perfume and see if they have some samples of the perfume to give you, I’d tell them what it is for so they might give you several. Fingernail files, loofa’s, etc. could be placed in the bags. Check your local Dollar Store, alot of times you can buy the loofa’s, bath mits, smaller sizes of lotions , and other beauty products there. Do you know a local Avon agent or Mary Kay rep? If so maybe you can tell them what you are doing and offer to buy a few of their samples for the gift bags. I know the samples cost them and if you offer to buy a few they may be willing to let you purchase some. For another prize, you could also offer a free facial, haircut, or etc to your salon to be used at a later date.